Comparison

Classroom Math Drills vs Times Alive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Classroom Math Drills

Practice elementary math skills through engaging Tangram puzzles. This app offers customizable math exercises, multiple user profiles, and fun multiplayer modes for individual or collaborative play. Earn stickers and track progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Customizable math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • Multiple user profiles with custom avatars
  • Tangram puzzle solving
  • Multiplayer and collaborative modes
  • Detailed game statistics
  • iMessage sticker rewards
Features
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Play with your friends, or on your own, in this great math practice game with fun Tangram puzzles as well! Highly customizable, and beautiful dynamic graphics make the learning experience fun for all. Customize your own avatar, and set your own level of play! Every player is asked individualized questions. Earn stickers of your solved tangrams to use in iMessage! FUN MATH PRACTICE: Practice math skills as you solve Tangram puzzles either on your own, or with your friends. Each player profile can be configured to focus on the individual needs of the player. • Multiple user profiles - create your own avatar • Customizable math skills for each player: - Addition - Subtraction - Division - Multiplication (use this to effectively practice your Times Tables!) • Difficulty setting and a number range setting to further tune math questions. Math questions are presented as either multiple choice, or math sentences. You also have the option to restrict this to multiple choice only on a per-student basis. SOLVE TANGRAMS: Every Tangram (and there are over one hundred) requires exactly 7 pieces. To solve a Tangram you need to earn pieces by answering questions correctly. The more questions you answer the higher your score. The more Tangrams you solve, the higher your score. CLASSROOM SUPPORT Designed to support classroom learning, Classroom Math Drills provides a unique and engaging way to practice a range of elementary math concepts for kids ages 6-12 and up. Students can play as individuals, or in a group. Classroom Math Drills supports multiplayer games either on a single device (iPad or iPhone 6+) or over a local Wifi network. Students can connect their games together and have a race to complete their Tangrams! Multiplayer / multi-device games support up to 2 players on a single iPad or iPhone 6+, or up to 6 players across any mixture of devices! Set up teams of players in a classroom. Classroom Math Drills’s multiplayer game also supports collaborative play by allowing players to share puzzle pieces between each other. Built to support “Shared iPad”, Classroom Math Drills can store it’s data in iCloud, ready for classroom use with iOS 9.3. Detailed statistics of games are recorded and can be displayed from player profiles. A future update will allow these to be shared with a teacher. ----------------------------------------- KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Know What's Inside member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids' apps ----------------------------------------- PKCLsoft is a member of Know What's Inside, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. PKCLsoft takes children's privacy very seriously. This kids app: - Does not collect any information - Does not contain ads - Does not contain in-app purchases - Does not contain integration with social networks - Does not use analytics / data collection tools

About

Times Alive

This app makes learning multiplication tables engaging through story videos and songs. It offers quizzes and games covering all tables from 0-9, and tracks student progress. It's particularly beneficial for students with learning differences.

Highlights
  • Story videos and songs for memorization
  • Quizzes and games for all times tables (0-9)
  • Progress tracking (completed lessons, scores, time)
  • Pretest and post-test for progress monitoring
  • Supports students with learning differences
Features
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Times Alive is designed to make memorization easy and fun so students are eager to learn. Award winning Times Alive teaches multiplication with story videos and songs — includes quizzes and games to teach ALL the times tables 0s-9s. Shown helpful for students with dyslexia, adhd, dyscalculia, autism, and other learning differences. Times Alive keeps track of the student's progress showing completed lessons, test scores with time elapsed. Easily clear progress to re-take a test or to start a new student. Multiplication pretest and post-test included to monitor progress and facts learned. Studies show our Times Tables the Fun Way(™) picture, story, and songs program outperforms most methods for effectiveness and retention of the multiplication facts. Once the facts are committed to memory students find math class a breeze and are able to move on to ratios, division, and algebra.Times Alive is based on the widely used and award winning book, Times Tables the Fun Way. Provided by City Creek Press, established in 1992. Check out our youtube channel @timestablesthefunway. Try Online Times Alive for multiple student tracking, free trial found at CityCreek.com.

Screenshots

Classroom Math Drills3 screens
Times Alive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Classroom Math Drills at $1.99 against Times Alive's $14.99. Classroom Math Drills also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Times Alive's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Classroom Math Drills costs $1.99 and Times Alive $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Classroom Math Drills holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Times Alive has 153 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Classroom Math Drills's written reviews are positive against 85% of Times Alive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classroom Math Drills ships an update every 17 months, Times Alive every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Classroom Math Drills versus Times Alive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassroom Math DrillsTimes Alive
Price$1.99 — better$14.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperpkclSoftCity Creek

Customer experience

Classroom Math Drills

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Times Alive

All ratings153 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

None

Classroom Math Drills

No in-app purchases

None

Times Alive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classroom Math Drills free?
Classroom Math Drills costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Times Alive free?
Times Alive costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classroom Math Drills or Times Alive?
Classroom Math Drills is rated higher. Classroom Math Drills averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Times Alive averages 4.6 from 153 ratings.
Do Classroom Math Drills or Times Alive have ads?
Neither Classroom Math Drills nor Times Alive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classroom Math Drills or Times Alive?
Classroom Math Drills ships an update every 17 months, and Times Alive every 13 months. Most recently, Classroom Math Drills was updated on November 3, 2026 and Times Alive on November 2, 2026.

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